MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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